Casting Call for Boys and Girls for "Romeo and Juliet" Play
Now casting boys and girls for the stage production of "Romeo and Juliet". See the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Additional info: Please send in a 30 second monologue from any Shakespeare play including Romeo and Juliet. Please see the attachment for details. If you are interested please apply.
20 roles
The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. A young man of about sixteen. He lives in the middle of a violent feud between his family and the Capulets. He falls in love with Juliet.
The daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. A thirteen-year-old girl, She falls in love with Romeo, the son of her family’s great enemy. Juliet’s closest friend and confidant is her nurse.
A Franciscan friar, friend to both Romeo and Juliet. As well as being a Catholic holy man, Friar Lawrence is also an expert in the use of seemingly mystical potions and herbs.
A kinsman to the Prince, and Romeo’s close friend. Mercutio loves wordplay. He can be quite hotheaded. He finds Romeo’s romanticized ideas about love tiresome.
A Capulet, Juliet’s cousin on her mother’s side. He loathes Montagues.
Montague’s nephew, Romeo’s cousin, and friend. He spends most of the play trying to help Romeo get his mind off Rosaline.
The patriarch of the Capulet family, father of Juliet, husband of Lady Capulet, and enemy, for unexplained reasons, of Montague. Often prudent, he commands respect and propriety, but he is liable to fly into a rage when either is lacking.
Juliet’s mother, Capulet’s wife.
Romeo’s father, the patriarch of the Montague clan and bitter enemy of Capulet. At the beginning of the play, he is chiefly concerned about Romeo’s melancholy.
Romeo’s mother, Montague’s wife.
A kinsman of the Prince, and the suitor of Juliet most preferred by Capulet.
The Prince of Verona. A kinsman of Mercutio and Paris. As the seat of political power in Verona, he is concerned about maintaining the public peace at all costs.
A Franciscan friar charged by Friar Lawrence with taking the news of Juliet’s false death to Romeo in Mantua.
Romeo’s dedicated servant.
Two servants of the house of Capulet, who, like their master, hate the Montagues.
Two servants of the house of Capulet, who, like their master, hate the Montagues
Montague’s servant.
An apothecary in Mantua.
A Capulet servant who invites guests to Capulet’s feast and escorts the Nurse to meet with Romeo. He is illiterate, and a bad singer.
The Chorus is a single character who, as developed in Greek drama, functions as a narrator offering commentary on the play’s plot and themes.
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